The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-03

Is passing through great era Of change
even womankind is not built as she was a few
brief years ago. And is ID not time fellow
citizcns. that we pause 10 consider what Is 70
b. the future Of the Americanl
Food itself has been the subject Of change
both iu the matter Of material and prepare
ton. This must affect the consumer IN such
a way as TO some day bring about great
changes Take for instance, the oyster, one
Of our comparatively modern food and game
fishes. and watch the effects Of science upon
him. At one time the oyster browsed around
and ate what he could find in Noptunes back
yard. and wc had TO take him as we found
him Now we take a herd of oysters of the
trail. an run down, and feed them artificial
ly tin they swell up 10 a fancy size and bring
a fancy price Now, where viii all this lead
al LAST ! ask as a careful scientist Instead
Of eating apples, as Adam did, we work the
fruit up into applejack and pie, while even
the simple oyster is perverted and instead Of
allowing him % fatten mp in the fall on
acOrns and ancient mariners flesh is artiici-
ally put on bis bones by the artificial Osmose
and diaiyss Of our advanced civilization.
How can you make am oyster stout or train
him down by making him jerk health hft
SO nany hours every day, OF cultivate his
body at the expense of ni1 mind, without ul-
timateiy not only inpaiung the future use
fume,- Of the oyster himself, but at the same
time affecting the future of the human racef
only use the oyster as an illustration, and
Idou0i wish TO cause alarm, bat ! say that
If we stimulate the oyster artihcially and
swell him up los scientific means we not only
DO SD at the expense of his better nature and
keep him away from his family, but we are
making oar mark on the future race of men,
Oyster fattenug is now, of course, in its in
fancy. Only few years ago an effort was
made go iattcn cove oysters at ST. Louis
while iu the can, but the system was not
well understood and those who had itin charge
only succeeded in making the can itself more
plump But now oysters are kept on ground
feed and given nothing Co do for a few weeks
and even tine older and overworked sway
backed and rickotg oysters of the dim and
muky past are made To- ON out and many Of
them have 20 put gore IN the waisiband Of
their shells. ] only speak of the oyster in-
cideunlly as one of the objects towards
which science has turned It's attention, and !
asser. f.th the utmost confidence that the
time wiiI come. unless science should get "a
SEQ back. when the present hunting case oys
yer NIu give pihe I'D 'ne Open i"Vo "9S''''
grated ou ue octopus and big enough to-
feed hotel Further than that the oyster
of the future viii carry in o. hip pocket a
hask of sim gar, half "a dozen lemons and
two lttl. japanese bottles, one of which VIII
contain De ANA thc other pepper. and there
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